In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can learn sensitive information such as the version of the CMS, the PHP version used by the site, and the name of the DBMS, simply by view the result of the api-aa, called automatically upon a connection. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can switch to the administrator role (via the PATCH method) without any control by the back end. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

SQL injection vulnerability in the Paid Memberships versions prior to 2.3.3 allows attacker with administrator rights to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

In Directus 7 API before 2.2.1, uploading of PHP files is not blocked, leading to uploads/_/originals remote code execution.

In Directus 7 API through 2.3.0, remote attackers can read image files via a direct request for a filename under the uploads/_/originals/ directory. This is related to a configuration option in which the file collection can be non-public, but this option does not apply to the thumbnailer.

In Directus 7 API through 2.3.0, uploading of PHP files is blocked only when the Apache HTTP Server is used, leading to uploads/_/originals remote code execution with nginx.

Directus 7 API before 2.3.0 does not validate uploaded files. Regardless of the file extension or MIME type, there is a direct link to each uploaded file, accessible by unauthenticated users, as demonstrated by the EICAR Anti-Virus Test File.

interfaces/markdown/input.vue in Directus 7 Application before 7.7.0 does not sanitize Markdown text before rendering a preview.

Directus 7 API before 2.2.2 has insufficient anti-automation, as demonstrated by lack of a CAPTCHA in core/Directus/Services/AuthService.php and endpoints/Auth.php.

Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql.